Usually means: Punishes bearer of bad news.
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  2. kills the messenger: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. kills the messenger: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
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Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. kills the messenger: Medical dictionary



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